From Dani Shapiro's Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life

Every few years I happen across a "creative life" book that puts me in a slight trance, I think, if anything, as a reminder why I do what I do and compelled to do it. It's like ah-ha, author, you feel this way, too? Here's a passage that felt right. Excuse the lack of manicure: hands been living in gloves for months now.